Marriot Vista Resort - upgrade rooms

[chezza]

Hi, we are traveling from the UK in september & have booked with Virgin for a studio appartment. There is just the 2 of us, Is it worth upgrading to a 1 bed suite and if so how much can we expect to pay on arrival for the upgrade. We are there for 2 weeks.

We have googled the hotel & it looks amazing from the air, not sure how old the photo is. Is there anything outside the resort within walking distance, I believe there is a publix there now, how far away is that. BTW we do have a car.

Thanks for any help.

Chez

 

[michelleinfl]

we stayed in a Studio recently, and I think it was very sufficient for 2 people, esp if you do not plan on cooking. We bought various items like cheese and crackers, drinks, chips (ya know - snack food).

I personally wouldn't bother upgrading unless it was 20 or so more a night, just because for two it is really fine.

I think the resort is really nice. We stayed near the main part of the hotel, however I would have rather been near the new pool which has the nice bar and serves food...

In the Publix plaza there is an outback steakhouse that we always eat at, and a couple other places (publix also has good deli meats, etc and makes subs/grinders). We ate at a Bennigans that was close (near seaworld) and I would NOT recommend it at all - both for cleanliness and staff courtesy.

I would say Publix is about 1.5 miles maybe? It isn't too bad, and I think there are walkways...probably will take a while to walk depending on where you are in the resort - could be a 3 mile hike if you are in the back...

have fun!